Feb 2021 – Apr 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• Leading Cybersecurity delivery, Pre-sales, GTM and Architect teams
• Owner of the cybersecurity strategy, GTM and budget
• Understanding of market trends, key drivers and client requirements and translation into executable cybersecurity initiatives and programs, aligned with Zones global and European strategy
• Responsible for cybersecurity portfolio and onboarding of new vendors and services
• Development of the cybersecurity business pitch, sales enablement, and account mapping with sales team
• Developing cross-GTM initiatives with colleges from workplace and infrastructure areas
• Actively visiting clients, with or without sales, positioning Zones cybersecurity portfolio, explaining business benefits and trying to develop and generate new opportunities and business in cybersecurity area
• Risk reporting tailored to the relevant audience. (Educating the board of directors about the most significant risks to the business; ensuring business heads understand the risks that might affect their departments; ensuring individuals understand their own accountability for individual risks)
• Identify and help sponsor research and development as well as monitor industry research and development efforts that might be appropriate for prototyping development of plan; comfortable driving program management initiatives to support GTM efforts
• Develop a complete understanding of a company's technology and information systems
• Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements
• Conducting regular system tests and ensuring continuous monitoring of network security
• Researching and designing public key infrastructures, certification authorities, and digital signatures, and ensuring all personnel have IT access limited to their need and role in the organization
• Monitoring and guiding the security team, cultivating a sense of security awareness, and arranging for continuous education
• Determine security requirements by evaluating business requirements

Mar 2020 – Feb 2021 · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• o Heading Cybersecurity delivery, Pre-sales, GTM and Architect teams
• o Owner of the cybersecurity strategy, GTM and budget
• o Understanding of market trends, key drivers and client requirements and their translation
• into executable cybersecurity initiatives and programs, aligned with Zones global and European strategy
• o Responsible for cybersecurity portfolio and onboarding of new vendors and services
• o Development of the cybersecurity business pitch, sales enablement, and account mapping with sales team
• o Developing cross-GTM initiatives with colleges from workplace and infrastructure areas
• o Actively visiting clients, with or without sales, positioning Zones cybersecurity portfolio,
• explaining business benefits and trying to develop and generate new opportunities and business in cybersecurity area
• o Risk reporting tailored to the relevant audience. (Educating the board of directors about the most significant risks to the business; ensuring business heads understand the risks that
• might affect their departments; ensuring individuals understand their own accountability for
• individual risks)
• o Identify and help sponsor research and development as well as monitor industry research
• and development efforts that might be appropriate for prototyping development of plan;
• comfortable driving program management initiatives to support GTM efforts
• o Develop a complete understanding of a company's technology and information systems
• o Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements
• o Conducting regular system tests and ensuring continuous monitoring of network security
• o Researching and designing public key infrastructures, certification authorities, and digital
• signatures, and ensuring all personnel have IT access limited to their need and role in the organization.
• o Monitoring and guiding the security team, cultivating a sense of security awareness, and arranging for continuous education.

Jun 2019 – May 2020 · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• o Planning, designing and implementing an overall risk management process for customers
• o Development and enforcement of security policies and procedures
• o Datacenter migration and implementation for various global customers
• o Designing and implementing NextGen SOC, NetGen Networks, Application, Data and Cloud
• security controls
• o Established NextGen SOC to deliver comprehensive security analytics; user and entity
• behavior analytics (UEBA); network detection and response (NDR); and security
• orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) within a single, integrated platform for
• rapid detection, response, and neutralization of threats
• o Perform current state cybersecurity risk assessment (based upon NIST & FFIEC) for various
• customers
• o Supervise the security team, provide technical guidance, and manage financial activities
• o Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cyber security
• requirements
• o Prepare technical documents in response to requests for information (RFI), requests for
• proposals (RFP), etc.
• o Provide technical consultation and solutions mainly on cyber security projects to customers
• o Provide technical supports on cyber security and/or network projects
• o Work with enterprise and commercial sales teams to ensure Logical is cyber security
• solutions are used in production environments and become the first choice for our most
• strategic customers
• o Provide technical designs, implementations, and troubleshooting of cyber security and/or
• network projects co-operating with internal parties, vendors and partners to customers
• o Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements

Aug 2010 – Jun 2019 · 8 yrs 10 mos · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Lead team of Cybersecurity transition, transformation and implementation for EMEA & USA regions.
• Lead team of designing and supporting the overall security architecture of the enterprise systems environment.
• Determine security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements; researching information security standards; conducting system security and vulnerability analyses and risk assessments; studying architecture/platform; identifying integration issues; preparing cost estimates.
• Work closely with Program Managers and team leads to build security into projects across the world.
• Plan security systems by evaluating network and security technologies; developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related security and network devices; adhering to industry standards.
• Conduct vulnerability testing for systems, networks, and applications; coordinate risk remediation efforts, and implement mitigating controls as needed.
• Provide oversight and roadmaps for infrastructure security devices, including IPS, SIEM, malware proxies, network and systems access controls, firewalls, authentication devices, enterprise monitoring systems, and others.
• Facilitate the review and verification of new third-party vendors with respect to their information security policies and procedures, including administration of all third-party contracts, which require security controls.
• Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cybersecurity requirements.
• Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements of customers environments.
• Security considerations of cloud computing, including data breaches, hacking, account hijacking, malicious insiders, third parties, authentication, APTs, data loss and DoS attacks.
• Identity and access management; tracking and creating/enforcing policies

Jan 2010 – Aug 2010 · 7 mos

• Working as a Sr. Security Consultant, providing L3 Network Security support and Project Management. Managing Cisco NAC, Cisco MARS 6.0, IBM - ISS, Juniper IDP, Cisco IDS, Radware, FWSM, ASA and Pix.
• Responsible for PCI-DSS & ISO 27001 compliance.
• Install and maintain security infrastructure, including IPS, IDS, log management, and security assessment systems. Assess threats, risks, and vulnerabilities from emerging security issues
• Participated in development and maintenance of global information security policy
• Perform and create procedures for system security audits, penetration-tests, and vulnerability assessments.

Jun 2005 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• working as a Network Administrator with HyperQuality and managing all Cisco Devices (ASA & PIX firewall, Core Switches, Access Switches, Routers and Cisco MARS), RSA SecureID Devices, Packeteers, Check Point Firewall, and Cisco Call Manager 4.0.
• Provide L2 support to our all customers and handle projects or implementations of new client.

Jun 2005 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• It's a U.S. Based company having its head office in Seattle (U.S.)
• Duties and Responsibilities over job
• Responsible for maintaining the Network, turning up new customers, and planning for future growth.
• Responsible for taking care of MPLS link over U.S. (Utilization over Bandwidth, Try to provide 100% uptime) by using the tools like PRTG traffic grapher and Net flow.
• Responsible to managing Routers, Switches and Firewalls configuration of all over India as well as global location.
• Responsible for taking care of the entire network inventory and also responsible for taking care of Data centre.
• Responsible for installation of IP base CISCO Soft Phone and Hard Phone.
• Managing Cisco Call Manager 4.1.
• Responsible for configuring Extension Mobility in Call Manager.
• Responsible for managing RSA Devices.
• Network management by process like Security Audit, Change management, Business Justification.
• Responsible to provide L-2 support on client escalation.
• Providing IT Security service & support to customers on a 24x7 basis.
• Managing Cisco ASA-5500/ Pix-515 E/ Pix-506 and Checkpoint NG/NGX Firewalls and Symantec Antivirus 10.0.
• Managing Cisco Mars 6.0.
• Involved Information Security Compliance team for PCI DSS.
• Driving conference call with U.S, Australia and Philippines based Customers to establish Site to Site VPN, Remote VPN and Citrix based connectivity.
• Responsible to implement any new client along with network connectivity.
• Responsible for managing Packeteer Device.
• Day to Day Client Communication regarding VPN connectivity and troubleshooting.
• Onsite U.S.A Experience for 6 Months
• Designing and configuring Network Setup for Hyper view 3 Project.
• Project to configure RSA Device for VPN Security.
• Project to configure Packeteer Device for Bandwidth Compression.
• Responsible for taking care of centralized Data Centre.
• Network optimization project for Redundancy.
• Project to configure Extension Mobility in Call Manager.

Aug 2004 – Dec 2004 · 4 mos

• Environment - Domain Model Network, Cisco Router-2500 Series. Cisco Switches Lease
• Link Internet Connection, 22 Servers with a total 750 Desktops and 35 Laptops.
• Network Maintenance - Maintaining Cisco Network, Switches and routers to enable 99% uptime and smooth connectivity.
• Monitoring- Day-to-Day monitoring of the network & intranet processes using systematic checklist. Monitoring of WAN using Solarwinds NMS tool, PRTG Traffic Grapher.
• Designing & Implementation- Designing of LAN & WAN Solutions by understanding the client's specification and implementing the same in company premises.
• Installations & Configuration - Installing and configuring of Cisco Routers (Cisco 1700, 2600, and 2800 series) and CISCO switches (Cisco 2950, 3550, 3750 and 4500 series).
• Network Security Management - Creating policies and access control using access list in the router, L-2/3 switches.
• Network Management Softwares - Solarwinds 7, IP Switch, Cisco works 2.5 LAN management solution for large enterprise.